Bottle opener attachment for a bottle carrying carton



P 1957 J. P. J. VICKERS 2,806,393

BOTTLE OPENER ATTACHMENT FOR A BOTTLE CARRYING CARTON Filed April 24, 1956 IN VEN TOR mew 2 J. flames 2,806,393 Patented Sept. 17, 1957 BOTTLE OPENER ATTACHMENT FOR ABOTTLE CARRYING CARTON John P. J. Vickers, Dartmouth, NovaScotia, Canada Application April 24, 1956, Serial No. 580,274 6 Claims. (Cl. 81-3.3)

This invention relates to a bottle opener andhas for its primary object to facilitate removal of the conventional crown cap from a bottle. t

Another object is to facilitate demounting of the bottle opener on a conventional pasteboard' carton employed in the distribution of a number of beverage containing bottles. a j

A further object is to supply with each carton of bottles distributed a convenient bottle opener and to avoid the necessity of the purchaser of the carton look-- ing around to locate a bottle opener. i

The above and other objectsmay be attained by employing this invention which embodies among its features an abutment carried by the handle of a conventional bottle carrying carton and extending horizontally across one end of said handle above the cells in which the bottles are supported, a bottle cap lifter carried by the bottle cap is pressed during its removal from a bottle,

and a lug carried by the bottle cap lifter-and extending angularly therefrom in the direction of the-anvil to definel a pry for engaging a bottle cap anddisengaging it from a bottle as said bottle is rocked toward the anvil.

ment in registration with the opening in the bottle-cap lifter for accommodating the portion of the bottle cap lying behind the lug during the removal of the bottle cap from the bottle, a tongue'carried by the abutment andextending between adjacent folds of the carton handle for securing the abutment to said handle, legs carried by the bottle cap litter and extending along opposite sides of the carton handle in registration with the tongue, and prongs carried by the legs and extending through'the car-ton handle for securing the bottle cap litter and the abutment to said handle, a

In the drawings: j i t Figure 1 is a perspective view of a conventional bottle carrying carton showing this improved bottle opener attached thereto;

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the bottle cap lifter and the legs by which it is attached to the carton handle; and

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the abutment and supporting tongue therefor.

Referring to the drawings in detail, a bottle carrying carton designated generally is provided with parallel rows of bottle receiving cells 12 which are separated by a central partition from the upper edge of which extends a carton carrying handle 14. conventionally, the handle 14 and central partition are produced by folding a sheet of cardboard upon itself to form layers 16 and 18 between which is received the tongue designated generally 20 of an abutment designated generally 22. The

r beneath the crimped edge of tongue 20 comprises a strip of metal folded upon itself, as illustrated in Figure 4, with opposite ends turned back to defineflanges 24 which, as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, engage opposite outer sides of the handle 14. The bights defined between the adjacent portions of the tongue 20 which, as illustrated in Figure 2, overlies the adjacent end edges of the folds 16 and 18 of the handle and cooperate to define an abutment having a recess 26 opening through the side thereof remote from the tongue 20. In the preferred form of the invention, a tongue 20 is clamped as at 28 to assist in retaining the abutment 22 in proper position against the end of the handle 14, as will be readily understood upon reference to the drawrugs.

A bottle cap lifter designated generally 30 is provided with an opening 32 which defines with one horizontal edge of the bottle cap lifter and handle 34, the purpose of which will hereinafter appear. A lug 36 is carried 'by the bottle cap lifter 30 and extends angularly therefrom toward the anvil 34 to define a pry for engaging a bottle cap which, upon rocking movement of a bottle to which it is attached, is pressed against the anvil 34 and lifted from the bottle. Legs 38 are carried by opposite side edges of the bottle cap lifter 30 and are provided with longitudinally spaced s openings 40 through which are projected prongs 42 and f Other features include a recess extending into the abut- 44 which are clinched as at 46 to clamp the legs 38 against opposite sides of the handle 14 to securely hold the bottle cap lifter on the handle,as will be readily understood upon reference to Figure 2. The ends of the legs 38 remote from the bottle cap lifter 30are provided with prongs 48 which, as illustrated in Figure 2, penetrate the layers 16 and 18 of the handle 14 to anchor the ends of the legs 38 remote from the bottle cap lifter to the handle. As illustrated in Figure 2, the prong 42 is projected through an opening 50 which extends through the tongue 20 so as to securely lock the tongue to the legs 38.

With the .bottle opener mounted on the handle 14 of the carton 10, as illustrated in the drawings, it will be I evident that when it is desired to remove the bottle cap from a bottle, the bottle is extracted from its respective cell 12 and the crimped edge of the cap is placed between the tongue 36 and the anvil 34 so that upon rocking the bottle to advance the cap toward the anvil 34,

'the cap will be pried loose from the bottle through its engagement with the lug or pry 36. Dbviously, when the tongue 20 disposed between the opposite .side portions 16 and 18 of the handle 14 and the flanges 24 partially embracing the end edges of the folds 16 and 18, a firm abutment will be produced against which the anvil 34 will seat so that the bottle cap during the end edge of the handle 14.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. A bottle opener adapted to be attached to a bottle carrying carton of the type having a handle extending upwardly above and between rows of bottle receiving cells, said bottle opener comprising an abutment carried by the handle and extending horizontally across one end thereof above the cells, a bottle cap lifter carried by the handle and extending across the end thereof in engagement with the abutment, said lifter having an opening extending therethrough which defines in conjunction with a horizontal edge of the lifter an anvil against which a bottle cap is pressed during its removal from a bottle, and

pressure exerted thereon by a the prying effort will be transmitted to a lug carried by the bottle cap-lifter and extending angularly therefrom in the direction of the anvil to define .a pry for engaging a bottle cap and disengaging it from a bottle as said bottle is rocked-toward the anvil.

2. A *bottle opener adapted-to be attachedqto a bottle carrying carton of the type having a handle aextending upwardly above and between rows of :bottle receiving cells, said bottle opener'compr-ising an abutmenticarried byt-hehandle .and extending horizontally acrossone end thereof above the cells, a bottle cap lifter carried by the handle and extending across the end thereof-in engagement with the abutment, said lifter having .an opening extendingttherethrough which defines in conjunction-with a horizontal edge-of the lifter-an anvil a-gainst )WhiChfifl bottle-cap is pressed during -.its removal from #a tlbottle, a lugicarried 'by the-bottle cap lifter-andextending:angur larlytherefrom in the direction of the auvil:to define a pry for engaging a bottle cap and disengaging it fromea bottle as said bottle is rockedrtowardthe anViLJandsa-id abutment having .a recess extending thereintodnregistration with the opening for aecomrnodating;the :portionro'f the bottle: cap lyingbehind the lug .during the removal of the bottlecapfrornthebottle.

3. ,AdbOttlC openeradapted toabe attachedtmarbottle carryingcarton of the type having a handle textending upwardly above and between rows of bottle deceiving cells, said bottle opener comprising an :abutment. carried bythe handle and iextendinghorizontally acnossnne end thereof above the cells, a-hottle cap lifter .carriedbyzthe handle :andvextending across the end ithereof in engagement with the abutment, said lifter having anropening extending therethrough which defines in conjunctionawith a horizontal edge of the lifter an anvil againstvwhichri-a tongue .carried by the abutment and extendingdbetween.

adjacent folds of the carton-handle for seouringtthe-talautmentto said handle.

4; A bottle opener adapted to be attached ,to;a;bot'tie carrying carton of the type having ahand-le extending upwar'dlyabove and between rows of bottle receiving cells, said bottle opener comprising .an abutment:carrie.d

by the handle and extendinghorizontally across-one end' thereof. above the cells, a bottle cap lifter lcarriedubylthe handle and extending across the :end thereof, in :engagement with the abutment, said lifter havingnan opening extending therethrough which defines inconjunctionnv-ith' a horizontal edgetof the lifter an anvil against whichsrav bottle capis pressed, during its removal from a'bottle,:a'lug carried'bytthe bottle cap litter and extending :an-guiarly 1 therefrom in the direction of the anvil to define a. pry "for n a bottle p and ngaging-it from :a bottle as said bottle is rocked toward the anvil,legs eanied by the bottle cap lifter and extending along oppositexsides v 4 of the carton handle, and prongs carried by the legs and extending through ,the .carton handle for securing the bottle cap lifter to said handle.

5. A bottle opener adapted to be attached to a bottle carrying carton of the type having a handle extending upwardly above and between rows of bottle receiving cells, said bottle opener comprising an abutment carried by the handle and extending horizontally across one end thereofrahove the cells, a bottle .cap lifter carried by the handle and extending across the end thereof in engagement with the abutment, said lifter having an opening extending .therethroughwhichdefines; in conjunction =w-ith a horizontal edgeof t the lifter an anvil against which a bottle capis pressed during its removal from a 'bottle, a lug carried by the 'Lhottlecap liftersand extending angularly therefrom in the direction of the anvil to define a pry for engaging a bottle cap and disengaging it from a bottle as said bottle is rocked toward the anvil, a tongue carried why the ea-butmentwand extending between adjacent folds of I the rcartonhandlezfor securing vthe cabutment to said handle, and the portion :of thetongue remote from.

the abutment beingerinkled tofhold it'against extraction from between the-folds'of the handle.

-6. (A bottle opener aidaptedto .beattached to anbottle carrying carton of the type having a handle extending upwardly above and :between rows of bottle receiving cells,-isaid bottle opener comprising an .abutmenticarrie'd by the handle and;extending horizontally 'across oneend thereof above the cells, .acbottle eap lifter vcarried by the handle and extending across the end thereof in engagement withttheabutment, said lifterzhaving an opening extendingtherethnough-which definesinconj unction with a horizontal edge =of the lifter :an anvil :against which a bottle-ecapis, pressed duringrits tremoval from .a bott1e,a

lug .carri-ed'by thez'bottlefiap'lifter and extending angularly therefromin the I direction-of the anvilt-o define a pryzforengag-ing .-a -ib0fl1l-"C3P and disengaging it from a bottle astsaid'bettleris rocked towardthe anvil, a tongue carried :by zthe' abutment-and extending between adjacent tolds vof thetcarton handle for securing the abutment to said :handle, the ,portion'of the tongue remote from the abutment beingtcrinkled to hold it against extraction from lhetween the gfolds of the handle, :legs carried by .the bottle cap ,iifteraand extending along :opposite sides of carton handle :in registration with the tongue, prongs warned "by the legs and zextend-i-ngethrough .the cartonthandle rand flarough the tongue, and saidprongs being ,clinched ="t0 :Securely 331161101 the abutment and :bottle nap-Jitter to-rthe-earton'handle.

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